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Piper pilot encounters severe icing and uses ARTCC to find an unattended unplowed airport for landing. Result was a runway excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ahh.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level cruise : enroute altitude change descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 138 flight time total : 1480 flight time type : 56 |
| ASRS Report | 463395 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Reporter flew a piper PA23-250 from ryv to rox. He encountered WX and some icing that was within the capabilities of his aircraft system to handle. After arriving in visual condition he landed and conducted his business. He later planned for the return flight. He determined from 2 checks of the WX with flight service during his preflight planning that he would return by a slightly different routing because of the reported WX along his route. Along the route he encountered icing beyond the capabilities of his aircraft system to handle. He requested assistance from ARTCC who vectored him to the airport serving amery, wi (ahh). This airport is unattended and had runways that were covered with 3-4 inches of snow that was on top of ice. With the ice on the aircraft causing control and visibility problems the decision was made to land with no flaps or runway lighting. The result was a touchdown on the runway but the aircraft ended up in the snow bank off the side. There were no injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PLT ENCOUNTERS SEVERE ICING AND USES ARTCC TO FIND AN UNATTENDED UNPLOWED ARPT FOR LNDG. RESULT WAS A RWY EXCURSION.
Narrative: RPTR FLEW A PIPER PA23-250 FROM RYV TO ROX. HE ENCOUNTERED WX AND SOME ICING THAT WAS WITHIN THE CAPABILITIES OF HIS ACFT SYS TO HANDLE. AFTER ARRIVING IN VISUAL CONDITION HE LANDED AND CONDUCTED HIS BUSINESS. HE LATER PLANNED FOR THE RETURN FLT. HE DETERMINED FROM 2 CHKS OF THE WX WITH FLT SVC DURING HIS PREFLT PLANNING THAT HE WOULD RETURN BY A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ROUTING BECAUSE OF THE RPTED WX ALONG HIS RTE. ALONG THE RTE HE ENCOUNTERED ICING BEYOND THE CAPABILITIES OF HIS ACFT SYS TO HANDLE. HE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM ARTCC WHO VECTORED HIM TO THE ARPT SERVING AMERY, WI (AHH). THIS ARPT IS UNATTENDED AND HAD RWYS THAT WERE COVERED WITH 3-4 INCHES OF SNOW THAT WAS ON TOP OF ICE. WITH THE ICE ON THE ACFT CAUSING CTL AND VISIBILITY PROBS THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND WITH NO FLAPS OR RWY LIGHTING. THE RESULT WAS A TOUCHDOWN ON THE RWY BUT THE ACFT ENDED UP IN THE SNOW BANK OFF THE SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.